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Interesting query, no? Thanks to the fine folks at Axe, allow me to present to you a “Dirty Dilemma”: NFL Honorary Team Captain OR a Cheerleader Locker Room Attendant. Quite the conundrum. On the one hand, you would be the envy of fellow fans of your favorite NFL team everywhere by having the opportunity to walk to the 50-yard line prior to kickoff along with the best players on the squad to take part in the coin flip. A memorable experience, to be sure and a memory you would likely treasure forever.
On the other hand, having the gratifying – ahem – position of being an NFL Cheerleader Locker Room Attendant certainly has many more-than-rewarding qualities in its own right, most of which are abundantly obvious, and that’s without taking into account the tickle fights which I assume invariably occur at least three, four times an hour.
So, which one is it? The glory of sharing the thrilling moment of trotting out to midfield along with the guys or fetching towels and providing invaluable support to the lovely ladies whose sole purpose is to inspire the hometown fans? Like I mentioned above, quite the conundrum. Or not.
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Throughout the history of the NCAA Tournament there have been a plethora of thrilling game-winning shots – obviously. But perhaps none have been as exciting – or as clutch – as Keith Smart’s baseline jumper with five seconds remaining in the 1987 NCAA Championship Game, giving the Indiana Hoosiers an unforgettable 74-73 victory over the Syracuse Orangemen.
And with the National Championship game tonight, it’s a great time to take a look back at easily one of the most memorable moments from NCAA Tournament history.
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As the 2011 NCAA Tournament sadly reaches its glorious conclusion next Monday, when one of two upstart programs (Virginia Commonweath or Butler) faces off against one of the two remaining blue blood programs left in the tournament (Kentucky or Connecticut) for championship glory, we will all be able to fondly look back at this year’s tourney for all the excitement and unpredictability which transpired over the past several weeks.
And years from now, we will also likely look back at some of the monumental upsets which have occurred perhaps as fondly as we do now when we reminisce about the 1998 first round matchup between 13-seed Valparaiso and 4-seed Mississippi in the Midwest Regional, when Valpo shocked the college basketball world not only with the fact they upset the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 70-69, but also in the miraculous fashion in which the Crusaders accomplished the remarkable feat.
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When I was approached by Muscle Milk and asked if I would like to write something about a great moment from over the years of NCAA Tournament March Madness, at first, I was overwhelmed by the many options I would be able to select from for this post. But after giving it some thought, I realized that perhaps no single moment from March Madness history better justifies the belief that if you become the best YOU that you can be, anything can happen better than North Carolina State University Wolfpack’s magical run to the 1983 NCAA Championship.
Led by the late, great Jim Valvano, N.C. State, dubbed The Cardiac Pack due to the team’s habit of narrowly eking out victories, shocked the world and have an integral role in how the potential for the Next NCAA Tournament Cinderella Story captivates college basketball fans to this day.
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Oh, Bob. Falling asleep on the job yet again. Certainly not the way in which to ingratiate himself with the folks over at Miller High Life. You see, Miller High Life is the Official Beer of You, and not taking your job seriously is most certainly not a characteristic of a person living the High Life.
The above image, from when Coach Knight was running the locker room while head honcho at Texas Tech, appears to have predicted Knight’s predilection for ill-timed naps. It has occurred again just recently, when Knight was caught snoozing during a radio appearance (which is simulcast on TV on YES Network – natch) with Mike Francesca on WFAN.
Video of Knight’s foray into Sleepytime Dreamland (via a tweet from SI‘s Jimmy Traina) during a live interview follows.
Pretty much a no-brainer, wouldn’t you say? The folks at DraftStreet and I have teamed up for a fantasy basketball contest. It is a one-night gig and it will take place this Friday. All you need to do is click on through to DraftStreet right here and register. From there it’s easy-peezy, lemon squeezy. Just draft an eight player team (2 centers, 2 forwards, 2 guards, 2 utility players) while staying within a $100,000 salary cap. But be sure to choose wisely, because as I noted above, while you can make modifications to your roster all they way up to tip-off of the first game on Friday, assembling a winning squad if of utmost importance, as the contest is for one night only and the outcome will solely be decided on how your squad performs in various statistical categories (points, rebounds, assists, etc.) during Friday’s slate of NBA action. And the best part of all? It’s absolutely free to enter. Do I need to mention again that there’s a chance to win some cash? What a deal, right?
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Miller High Life, the sponsor of this here post, is on the lookout for people who are worthy of sponsorship by their product. And as the Official Beer of You, they are seeking out regular guys and gals to sponsor instead of wasting their time on the overabundance of spoiled, egotistical and narcissistic personalities who currently pervade the world of professional sports.
And after I fixed my eagle-eyed, steely, Hypnotic Staring Cricket Fan-like gaze over the sporting landscape, I surmised that perhaps no athlete’s recent actions have made them less worthy of High Life sponsorship than New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. His globe-trotting, headband-sporting (see above), Carnival dancing/prancing routine makes Brady seem so out of touch with the real world. Not only that, a seemingly insurmountable divide has been created between the Super Bowl-winning, supermodel-marrying pretty boy and the Regular Joes and Normal Nancys like you and me the world over.
Peter Forsberg And His Epic Comeback Fail
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In case you haven’t heard, Colorado Avalanche center Peter Forsberg has stopped short in his so-called triumphant return to the NHL following his brief “retirement” by hanging up the skates a mere two games into his much ballyhooed comeback attempt. Forsberg announced his retirement formally during a press conference on Monday and to say that things did not go as planned would be a drastic understatement. Far be it from me to criticize an athlete (yeah, right), but allow me to interject here that Forsberg’s actions make him wholly unworthy of being sponsored by Miller High Life. Clearly, Forsberg does not get it, nor do I expect him to pick up on what constitutes being a good guy and doing the right thing anytime soon, although it’s a bit too late now anyway.
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That’s right. I referred to my sponsored Super Bowl preview post as “Sassy!” Hey, if it’s good enough for a classic Saturday Night Live skit featuring the magnificent Phil Hartman, well, you’re darn tootin’ it’s good enough for me. So there.
Moving on, we have finally arrived at the much hyped, much ballyhooed culmination of yet another outstanding NFL season. Of course, I am referring to the fact that the Pro Bowl has mercifully been played and I didn’t catch one second of it.
Kidding, of course – not about the Pro Bowl, but the fact that said exercise in banality is the culmination of the NFL season. I am of course referring to Super Bowl XLV. And unless you are some kind of twisted freak who eschews major cultural events just to be different and put yourself up on a pedestal, I imagine not only are you well aware that Super Bowl Sunday is nearly upon us, but that you have already made iron clad plans as to what you’ll be doing during that blessed day. Of course, it involves a ridiculous amount of overeating and sitting around, two fixtures of the American Dream. I guess what I’m getting at is I find it highly unlikely that any of you out there reading a sports blog will not be having the following exchange with your pastor/reverend/priest/rabbi/cult leader on Sunday, as played out on The Simpsons:
Reverend Lovejoy: Well, I’m glad some people could resist the lure of the big game.
Guy: Oh my god, I forgot the game!
Yeah, I’d be very disappointed in any person who would allow something like that to happen. Shameful.
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This is the end, my only friend, the end. That’s right. The last weekend of NFL action with more than one game. Sure, we will have the Super Bowl to enjoy after the Conference Championship games wrap up Sunday evening, and while I am sure it will be an entertaining game, watching it nevertheless can often feel somewhat anticlimactic with the awareness that after kickoff, we are a mere hours away from an long, cold and football-less offseason. Sad.
But let us contemplate the death throes of another NFL season another time and celebrate this Sunday, because even though we know the end is quickly coming, we can still enjoy the magic that remains.
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To be honest, I’m not sure prodigious is the right word to use in this situation, but I’m running with it for purely alliterative purposes, so there.
Anyway, if this weekend’s slate of games can even come close to the excitement generated by last weekend’s Wild Card Weekend, we’re in for a real treat – and quite possibly, a few hoots and a couple of hollers. Even the 2011 Miss America contestants are caught up in the excitement! And as The Onion put it in their own subversively sublime (more alliteration for ya) way, the “NFL Season Seems To Be Building To Some Sort Of Climax.” Indeed it is, The Onion, indeed it is, so let us move forward and take a gander at what’s in store for us this coming weekend, focusing on the divisional matchups in the AFC.
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Here we are, face to face, a couple of silver spoons folks, NFL Wild Card Weekend, arguably the best weekend of the year – at least as far as super terrific sports viewing is concerned. Sure, it could be argued that the Divisional Playoffs are just as good – and they might be – but in my book, Wild Card Weekend is the tops. Four big games are on tap, so I hope you have cleared your calendar and created the necessary contingency plans, so no matter what is thrown at you – birthday parties, family reunions, baby showers, surgeries – you will have an iron-clad excuse which will help you sidestep them and any annoying, non-NFL-related responsibilities with the greatest of ease. Appropriately planning your Saturday and Sunday around the playoffs is crucial but execution of said plan is of the utmost importance. Do not – I repeat, do not – allow anything to deter you in your quest for NFL Playoff-viewing perfection. This weekend only comes around once a year, don’t blow it.
Moving right along, how about we cut to the chase and take a gander at one game in particular which catches my eye on this holiest of holy NFL weekends.
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Another weekend of NFL action is upon us – well, there was a game last night, but it involved the 49ers, so there you go – and if you’re anything like me, you have begun to savor each and every Sunday of games, knowing that the regular season is in its last legs and soon enough, the playoffs and Super Bowl will be quickly here and gone and we will be left with no football for seemingly an eternity. Oh sure, there will be Arena League Football games come March, but isn’t that the viewing equivalent of wasting time watching a professional floor hockey league, if there ever were such a thing?
Hey, on second thought, that not be such a bad idea…
(Note to self: initiate online campaign, announce tryouts for the USFHL. Oh man, this is gonna be awesome!)
Anyhoo, moving on, let’s take a look at some of the super terrific NFL games on this weekend’s docket, shall we? The USFHL will have to wait a minute, but do not worry, I will keep you updated regarding any developments.
